Biography of Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai

Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai shortly V. Ramalingam Pillai( October 19, 1888 – August 24, 1972 ) was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu, India and Independence Fighter. Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai is well known for his poems about independence.

Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai Early Life

Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai was born on October 19, 1888 at Mohanur, Namakkal District in Tamil Nadu. His father was working as a Head constable at Mohanur and his mother was a pious lady. Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai was the eighth child of his parents. Ramalingam had his school educations in Namakkal and Coimbatore.

Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai did his BA in 1909, from Bishop Heber College at Trichy. Initially he worked as a clerk at Namakkal Tahsildar’s office and later worked as a primary school teacher.

Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai Nationalist

Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai wrote hundreds of poems with patriotic fervor. Venkatarama Ramalingam Pillai also participated in Salt Satyagraha against British government in 1930 and went to jail for one year.